Western Digital Releases WD TV Mini Media Player
Written on Aug 18, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
Western Digital has announced a second version of their popular WD TV product, this one dubbed the WD TV Mini Media Player. The Mini connects to a TV and plays back media connected to its USB port including devices like USB drives, camcorders and digital cameras. The Mini handles video, music and photo files and supports up o 1080i HD resolution.
While there are networked media players and home theater PCs on the market that can do much more, the Mini is affordably priced at a retail of $99 and is easy to use, and move about. Setup is easy too, just connect to the TV via component or composite cables and connect a USB device.
Other highlights include:
- Supports a wide variety of file formats including RealMedia Variable Bitrate (RMVB)
- DVD-like navigation with chapter support, trick modes and subtitles
- No internal drive, expand with USB media
- Photo slideshow with transitions and music
- Thumbnail support including photo thumbnails and music album art
- Ability to preview your video during navigation (480 and 720 mode only)
- Video, music and photo auto-play for users digital signage solution
- Digital optical audio output via SPDIF
The WD TV Mini Media Player is available now with a suggested retail of $99.99.
